St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-18

been reported, wo of which have re-
suited fatally.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, July 1.-THE tenn
perature reached 104o. No prostratlons
are reported.
WHEELING, w. Va. July 1.-THE
mercury to-day ranged from l0o- To-
1852 i'll the shade. There were no fatal
prOStratlOns.
GALESBURG, H., July 17.-The heat
for the past six days has been terrific,
averaging 1909 in the shade. To-day
it reached 1912. Four deaths occurred
yesterday and to-day from prostratlon.
DETROIT, Mich, July 17.-WithOut
exception to-day has been the hottest
that was ever endured by sweltering
Michiganders. At Kalamazoo three
cases of sunstroke are reported, one
fatal. No fatalities occurred III this
CITY. three sunstrOkes have been re-
Dorted. According to the signal service
the mercury reached 1902 i'll the shade
during the afternoon, while accurate
thermometers about town went hlgher
than that. The breeze that continued
throughout the day consisted mainly OF
hot air 1t is growing decidedly cooler
tonight.
In Detroit there were six cases of
SunStrOK6, TWO IdIdl.
CLEVELAND, o., July 1.-THE ther-
mOmeter i'll Cleveland registered 30 at
3p. m. today. which is the highest
D0int reached thus far since the hot
season began. Thomas Mclaughlin
and John Fallon, two ore beavers, who
were Frustrated by the heat on Satur-
dav, died to-day. A ship carpenter
named A. Noel was killed by sun
stroke while enjoying family picnic
in the suburbs.
CHENoA. ILL.,, July 1.-THE thermOm-
eter to-day registered 106 in the shade
t3p. IN. This hot spell has been with
out a parallel. For six days the mer-
cury has ranged above 1909. Tonight
at $50 it is 90. No fatal prOstrations
are reported.
PEKIN. ILL.,, July 17.-To-day the ther-
mOmeter indicated 102o above zero all
day This is unprecedented in the his
tory of this city. Four deaths have Oc-
Cured in this city and vicinity to-day.
ST. Louis, July 17.-This city was
visited with another day of tOrrid heat,
and the sufferings were very great. The
thermometer registered l04c in the
| shade and eleven fatal cases of sun
! stroke and fifteen proStratiOnS were re-
ported. The warm breeze continues
| and tomorrow promises to be still more
oppressive.
I It is almost insufferably hot here.
Scarcely breath of air is stirring and
the humidity of the atmosphere makes
it very oppressive. Late reports in
crease the number of deaths from sum
stroke to thirty-five and the number of
prostrations to forty. This list is COL
! tinually being increased.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 1.-THE
/ heat here was intense to-day, the maxi
mum by the signal service thermometer
being 1908 a record which has not been
/ equaled since July. 1881. -Four cases of
prostration occurred, two OF which re-
/ suited fatally.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 17.-Fourteen
! cases of sunStroke are reported, eight
/ of which were fatal.
CINCINNATI, July 17.-There were re-
ported up to midnight fOrtyeight cases
O. sunstroke i'll the city to-day,
of which eighteen were fatal and
at midnight there were numerous addl-
tional calls for the patrol wagons for
new cases. People tonight are stand
| ing. sitting and even sleeping on the
sidewalks, and the hospitals are filling
up with patients.